Summary (English)
The excavations of this year were located to the north of the theatre, in an area which was interpreted by the authors as a public structure. Initially the humus layer was removed in order to reach the first archaeological strata. This layer was made of clay and rounded stones, which were about 1 m high. Although the sondage didn’t reach the foundation layers, it revealed a wall of 48-52 cm wide, oriented to the east-west direction. The wall is made of worked and regular stones bounded with lime mortar. The excavations revealed another wall -52 cm wide, made of limestone, which might be related to a reconstruction phase of the building. Finally, a clay layer was discovered filled with stones, which suggests the final phase of this public building. Above this layer was built a dry stone wall.
Director
- Apollon Baçe - Albanian Institute of Monuments
- Gianfranco Paci - Dipartimento di Scienze Archeologiche e Storiche dell’Antichità dell’Università degli Studi di Macerata
- Neritan Ceka
- Roberto Perna - Università degli Studi di Macerata
Team
Research Body
- Instituti Arkeologjik Tiranë (Albanian Institute of Archaeology)
- Università degli Studi di Macerata
Funding Body
- Ford Foundation
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
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